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Explain the difference between the prosecutor in a criminal case and the prosecutor in a civil case. (Site 1)

There are two different bodies of law that create our justice system: civil cases and criminal cases. Criminal cases happen when someone breaks a law, or commits a criminal offense, which typically results in jail time. Civil cases handle almost all other disputes, and typically aim for some sort of recovry

A criminal case is filed by the government and is led by a prosecuting attorney. A civil case is filed by a private party, typically an individual or corporation, against another individual or corporation. As a rule, but not exclusively, there are attorneys who practice criminal law and others who practice civil litigation.

an economic reason that the south needed a reconstruction plan is that plantations, factories, and other businesses were destroyed during the war.